com.akunagroup.uk.postcode
Class AddressLookup

java.lang.Object
  com.akunagroup.uk.postcode.AddressLookup

All Implemented Interfaces:

AddressLookupInterface

public class AddressLookup
extends Object
implements AddressLookupInterface

Manages connections with the postcode server, retrieves the response and parses it. The best way to use it is to first issue a postcode lookup. Please see Capscan Doucmentation located at: http://www.capscanondemand.com/docs/OnDemand.pdf

Version:

$Id$

Author:

Michael Judd

Constructor Summary

AddressLookup()
Creates a new instance of AddressLookup.

AddressLookup(String serverUrl, String serialNo, String password)
Creates a new instance of AddressLookup.

Method Summary

HashMap<String,Object>	getAddressData()
String	getClientID()
String	getPassword()
String	getServerUrl()
int	lookupPostcode(String postcode) Performs a postcode lookup fetching a set of addresses from server.
AddressLookupInterface	newInstance() Creates a new instance of PostcodeLookup.
void	setClientID(String clientID)
void	setPassword(String password)
void	setServerUrl(String serverUrl)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AddressLookup

public AddressLookup()

Creates a new instance of AddressLookup.

AddressLookup

public AddressLookup(String serverUrl,
                     String serialNo,
                     String password)

Creates a new instance of AddressLookup.

Parameters:

serverUrl - URL of the postcode server.

serialNo - Serial no. (used in authentication along with password)

password - Password (used in authentication along with Serial no.)

Method Detail

getPassword

public String getPassword()

Returns:

the accessCode

getAddressData

public HashMap<String,Object> getAddressData()

Specified by:

getAddressData in interface AddressLookupInterface

getClientID

public String getClientID()

Returns:

the clientID

getServerUrl

public String getServerUrl()

Returns:

the serverUrl

lookupPostcode

public int lookupPostcode(String postcode)

Performs a postcode lookup fetching a set of addresses from server.

Specified by:

lookupPostcode in interface AddressLookupInterface

Parameters:

postcode - The postcode to lookup for.

Returns:

The number of addresses fetched or -1 in case of error.

setPassword

public void setPassword(String password)

Specified by:

setPassword in interface AddressLookupInterface

Parameters:

accessCode - the accessCode to set

setClientID

public void setClientID(String clientID)

Specified by:

setClientID in interface AddressLookupInterface

Parameters:

clientID - the clientID to set

setServerUrl

public void setServerUrl(String serverUrl)

Specified by:

setServerUrl in interface AddressLookupInterface

Parameters:

serverUrl - the serverUrl to set

newInstance

public AddressLookupInterface newInstance()

Creates a new instance of PostcodeLookup.

Specified by:

newInstance in interface AddressLookupInterface